Beecher’s

When it comes to cheese shops, I’m pretty loyal to Murrays, but there’s a new guy in town that’s offering some interesting competition.  When it comes to straight cheese selection, Murray’s still wins out, but when you want a fun meal, Beecher’s is the place to go. When you walk into the Flatiron cheese temple, you’ll…

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Bathtub Gin

One of my brother’s best friends was in town last weekend, interviewing for fellowship programs.  I was determined to make my brother proud and show him how amazing NYC can be so we filled the schedule with museums, restaurants, and [of course] bars.  Between dinner and an apartment party on Saturday night, we went to…

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Destination

Last weekend, Ashley introduced me to Destination Bar & Grille, an East Village hangout that will remain on my radar for their great happy hour.  Not only are the drinks cheap, but the happy hour specials last until 8 PM every day of the week – yes, even Saturday.  If that alone doesn’t get you…

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JBird

I love my Upper East Side bar scene.  It consists of dive bars and wine bars, which are my kinda watering holes.  However, every once in a while it’s nice to do something different, which is why I’m glad JBird Cocktails opened on Thursday night.  As an opening night special, they offered two-for-one drinks, a…

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Amazing 66

Last night, a couple different groups of media folk got together with one of our reps to celebrate the Chinese New Year.  No, it’s not one of the major American holidays, but I think it’s a great excuse for a fun and different celebration.  Our rep is Chinese and has lived his whole life in…

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City Bakery

Lindsay and I met at City Bakery for a sweet snack yesterday, and I can honestly say I’ve never had hot chocolate like that before.  It’s basically a melted Hershey bar.  It was so unbelievably thick that I could barely put a dent in my small cup.  To be honest, it was too rich.  I…

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Boqueria

It had only been three weeks since I saw Marcy (aka: Brutus), but in that time enough transpired that we were in desperate need of some cocktails, a good meal, and some good old fashioned boy talk.  I was in the mood to check out someplace new so I sent Brutus a long list of…

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Vic’s on the River

Traditionally, everyone parties it up on Wednesday before Thanksgiving.  My friends and I usually partake, but this year we all passed out on our respective couches at around 9:45 PM.  After acknowledging that we are now old and no longer the rabbel-rousers we once were, we decided on a do-over on Friday night.  No passing…

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